Five migrants died early Saturday when a migrant boat sank off Crete, Greece's coastguard said, leaving 40 people reportedly missing while 39 survivors were rescued, all men.

Five dead, dozens missing in Greece as migrant boat sinks

A boat carrying migrants capsized off Spain's Canary islands overnight, killing at least nine people and leaving 48 missing, the national maritime rescue service said on Saturday.

At least 9 dead, 48 missing after migrant boat capsizes near Spain's Canary Islands

Three people are feared dead after a migrant boat carrying 50 people faced navigational difficulties off the French Coast in the English Channel. Despite the French Navy's rescue efforts two people remained missing a third person was found but could not be revived.

Tragedy in the English Channel: Search and rescue efforts after the incident

At least about six people have died after a boat carrying migrants sank in the English Channel. The boat was crossing France's channel to reach Britain. While French authorities have said that at least about 60 migrants have now been rescued the search for the missing passengers is still on.

Tragedy in the English Channel: Three feared dead

According to the Tunisian coastguard, two citizens, including an eight-month-old infant, died after their boat sank Saturday (August 12) soon after leaving the country’s shores.

At least two dead, including infant, 5 missing after migrant boat sinks off Tunisia

A migrant boat sinks in the English Channel, search for missing passengers still on

Fifteen people have died in two separate migrant boat sinkings, Greece's coastguard said on Thursday, while many more are feared missing. The dead are all women of African origin and their bodies were recovered near the island of Lesbos.

At least 15 migrants killed in two Greece sinkings, many more feared missing

An air and sea rescue operation was underway Wednesday after around 50 people went missing when a migrant boat sank in the Aegean Sea, the Greek coastguard said.

Up to 50 missing after migrant boat sinks off Greece

At least 43 people have drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy, while another 84 were rescued, a humanitarian organisation the Tunisian Red Crescent has said.